Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Man Up

A single woman runs into a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24
year old blind date. Nancy goes with it and they share a very funny evening.

'Man Up' is a romantic comedy about taking chances, finding
about being yourself, making decisions and rolling with the
consequences.
Simon Pegg is always enjoyable but this is the first time I've seen him play the romantic lead. He does a good job as does Lake Bell. Directed by Ben Palmer, just the nice sort of movie you want on a late summer evening.

Man Up is available on Netflix and runs less than 90 minutes, my sweet spot for romantic comedies.

I"m always ready for a Lake Bell project. (She was one of the Best Cast on Television I once cited to you as part of CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL...a series you weren't likely ever to see on strength of title alone, and perhaps were not reassured by it being a surreal sitcom). Pegg doesn't discourage me, either.

Caught Bell's pet project IN A WORLD on cable the other week and liked it even better the second time. Just saw ATOMIC BLONDE yesterday, on what turns out to be Charlize Theron's 42nd birthday. Enjoyed it, particularly when after the first 40 minutes or so there was a bit reason to care what happened to any of the characters. Most remarkable critique of this spy drama, though, was that it spent so little time exploring the inner lives of its characters...something adept spies are constantly putting on display.

One episode of CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL involved a long shaggy-dog joke about an impeding visit from Dean Koontz, which piqued Ed Gorman's interest, as Koontz collaborator/ghost-writer on the Frankenstein books.

About Me

Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.